diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 286745f2f..e63611e5a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ if(SFML_OS_MACOSX)
             return()
         endif()
     endif()
+
+    # configure Xcode templates
+    if(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
+        # maybe multiple arches are present in CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES
+        # we simply need to replace ';' by ' ' (space) and store the result in XCODE_TEMPLATES_ARCH
+        string(REPLACE ";" " " XCODE_TEMPLATES_ARCH "${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}")
+    else()
+        # no arch was provided to cmake, so we use the default one
+        set(XCODE_TEMPLATES_ARCH "\$(NATIVE_ARCH_ACTUAL)")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if(SFML_OS_LINUX OR SFML_OS_FREEBSD)
diff --git a/tools/xcode/templates/SFML/SFML Compiler.xctemplate/TemplateInfo.plist.in b/tools/xcode/templates/SFML/SFML Compiler.xctemplate/TemplateInfo.plist.in
index 30782842f..83c20fbd9 100644
--- a/tools/xcode/templates/SFML/SFML Compiler.xctemplate/TemplateInfo.plist.in	
+++ b/tools/xcode/templates/SFML/SFML Compiler.xctemplate/TemplateInfo.plist.in	
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ subject to the following restrictions:
                 <key>SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS</key>
                 <string>macosx</string>
 
-                <!-- ARCHITECTURES: only 64 bit -->
+                <!-- ARCHITECTURES -->
                 <key>ARCHS</key>
-                <string>$(ARCHS_STANDARD_64_BIT)</string>
+                <string>@XCODE_TEMPLATES_ARCH@</string>
 
                 <!-- DEPLOYMENT -->
                 <key>MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET</key>